Combining division with addition and subtraction
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.28
Primary
KS2
Year 6
Mastery PD Materials
Introduction
Learn to combine division with addition or subtraction. Revisit the use of brackets to change the order of operations. Build on knowledge of the distributive law.
Teaching points
- Teaching point 1: Division can be combined with addition and subtraction; when there are no brackets, division is completed before addition or subtraction; when there are brackets, the calculation within the brackets is completed first.
- Teaching point 2: When adding or subtracting division expressions that have a common divisor, the distributive law can be applied.